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Fun With Sex, Weed......And Freezing?
Fiction, Anal, Bi-sexual, Blowjob, Boy / Boy, Consensual Sex, Drug, Gay, Incest, Male / Female Teens, Male / Females, Male/Teen Female, massage, Oral Sex, School, Teen Female/Boy, Teen Male/Teen Females, Threesome, Transsexual
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Fri 30th of July 2010
All of the characters in this story are real and all of their personalities and normal activates described are too but obviously the theme is fiction. Please enjoy my story and comments/votes are appreciated.
Let me my introduce myself. My name is Joey. I'm about 6 foot tall, muscular build, I think I look pretty good. Long brown hair (girls love the hair. Lol), if you know what this means im a Juggalo. If you don't I don't feel like describing it. ive gotten a lot of comments from girls about my dick, im about a 7 incher hard, about 5 soft. im bisexual, Im still in high school, I smoke weed and cigarettes, I drink, oh and did I forget 2 mention I just figured out im a freak.
Let me lay the groundwork. I never knew my mom so It was just me and my dad (with a few girlfriends of his every now & then, nothing serious, mostly just sex), my dad was, is a pothead just like me wen he was younger so he really didn't care if I smoked weed. He basically told me that he did all of this stuff when he was my age so 4 him 2 say I can't would be hypocritical. Me and my dad have a really great relationship. More like roommates than father and son but anyway, on my 17th birthday my dad had a weed-party planned just like every year. A weed party was something hes been doin for years which is basically anywere from 50 to 100 people hangin around, getting fucked up off of virtually every substance but cocaine and heroin, in a backyard listnin 2 music. We'd have concerts, Juggalo kereoke, wrestling, live sex shows (now that was fun) all kinds of kool shit but when I woke up the next day. The first thing I did was groan at a pounding headache. The second thing was move the gallon of captain out from under my ass. And last, the third thing was roll over and look at the smoking hot girl to my left…………..annnnd the one to my right. Lol. One was blonde, one had black hair, we were all naked. I looked down and I noticed that the one with black hair was a bit different from the fact that she had a dick!! My own dick started to swell at the thought that I had sex with these smoking hot chicks last night. Sweet I thought. The blonde by my guess was about 5'4'', great perky tits, im a tit guy myself. Nothing better than I big old pair of tits in my book. If I could smoke weed out of a pair of tits my life would be perfect. Her ass was nice as hell. Just round and solid. The hair kind of framed her face and all in all she was smokin, the black haired one was cute 2. She was Asian, small but perky tits, fine ass though. Short kut black hair. But wat was drawin my dick 2 the ceiling was hers. It was nice. It was completely soft and it was probably 6 ½ in. her eyes fluttered open. She looked at me, smiled and asked me what happened. I shrugged my shoulders and pointed to the blonde who was still out like a light. She said her name was Kim and asked mine. Then she whispered something in my ear. After laughing I agreed to a great way to wake up the mystery blonde. We positioned ourselves right and we both started fucking her. My dick slid right into her tight, sexy pussy, surprisingly, kim's went right into her ass without so much as a second thrust. We herd a mumble but kept fuking her. Her eyes opened and she screamed. "owww, what the fuck. Where am I who are you people, why are you FUCKING me?" without stopping fucking her I said "hi, im Brandon, this is kim, we got really drunk last night and this is were we woke up so we felt like fucking you." "I get that" she said letting out a very audible moan "but how is she fucking me?" she asked inquisitively. Kim took her cock out of blondies ass and started too jack off in front of her who's mouth was hanging wide open (probably a bad idea) Kim started to cum, and when I say she started to cum, I mean a fuckin white rocket shot out the head of her now fully engorged 9 inch cock into the back of the girls throught. After about a full minute of swallowing I said "so what's your name" keep in mind I haven't stopped pluggin her pussy this whole time. She said her name was karley. I said "well, Karley, im about to bust a nut inside your pussy" she started to scream as she came too and a blew about 6 heavy loads deep into her pussy. When I was cumming my hands flew up in the air and after I finished I landed on the bed. After my small sex induced high came down I noticed neither girl was moving. I did a small inspection and realized they were fucking frozen. Just sitting there stopped in time. I started to freak out. I pulled on a pair of basketball shorts off the floor and ran in 2 my dad's room to find him chillin on his bed smoking a blunt. "Dad, what the fuck" he jumped at me coming in so fast but then I described everything that happened and said "u need to come in here and see this, but I mean there frozen sooo, let me get a hit o that blunt." He laughed and passed the blunt. 1 hour. 4 blunts, 2 bowls, and a water bong bowl later We walked into my room (hey wat do u want. Time gets away from a pothead. Lol) my dad saw one girl, legs to the celling, stuck on sex face. And the other, cock in hand sucking on the first girls' nipple. He started to laugh I yelled "what the hell is funny about this, there frozen. What the fuck happened?" "I knew this would happen eventually" he said "Joe, you have the power to freeze time, every male in our family does. Hell how do you think I got through 4 years with your mother. "but I, you, I, ugh" I sat down in my chair and rubbed my temples, this shit plus the party was really starting to fuck with my head. I lit up a square, look at my dad who was waiting for a reaction more than dumbass stammering which was basically all he was getting so far. "so let me get this straight, I have the power to freeze time for as long as I want, at any given time for any purpose I choose." I asked. "well, at first there were rules from the higher ups in magick but then after about 40 years of me and your uncle being around no one really seems to care anymore." We laughed together for a while, still pretty high but when I came back to I asked "so how do I control it" "just concentrate hard on what you want to do, then flick your hand like your drying off your hands and it will freeze and unfreeze everything. Except of course for the rest of us with the same power, like me and your uncle." "sweet thanks dad." I said. He chuckled to himself again remembering what it was like to be my age and then he left. I got back up on my bed. Put my dick back in Karley since I took this freeze break I was hard again so I was gunna go for a while. I thought, damn this is going to make me look like god in bed. Fuck yes. I did what dad said and sure enough. They unfroze right were they were not even knowing what happened. She kept screaming and I just kept fuckin her. We changed positions. I laid down flat on the bed. Karley sat on my face and Kim sat on my dick. I think her ass was the tightest thing ive ever been in. I knew I'd cum soon. Then I remembered my new little helper. After a few freezes I was about an hour into this we changed a little. Kim stayed on dick but karley laid on my chest tits down and took Kim's dick doggy style. Finally, thanks to my freezing we all cam simultaneously. They both fell to either side of me and we drifted back to sleep. From a combination of the extreme amount of drugs & alcohol mixed with a 4 hour threesome we ended up sleeping the whole day. The next thing I remember was waking up to my alarm. And thinking, shit I gota go back to that hellhole again. I got my shit together. Smoked a bowl, got kim & karley's phone numbers and I was out of there. I got in my car and drove to school. On the way there I decided that I'd have a little fun and test out my new power today. I walked in and the 1st thing I did was something I've always wanted to do. I walked into the principals office sat down in front of the frozen man, and lit up a big fat joint. I smoked the whole thing down and a cigarette then left to start the day. This was gunna be fun. I went into my first block. World studies. I sat down next to my friend Tim pretty much a copy of me in personality. He was bi too. Tell me in comments if you want to hear about some of me and his fun. Anyway I told him about my power and not to tell anyone but wen I freeze everything im gunna unfreeze you so we can do some fun shit. he thought it was fucking awesome. The first thing we did was cause some humiliation. We chose two preppy biches to pick on 1st. I froze the room and we stood them up, striped them down naked and put them in position. Wen I unfroze the room they were "somehow" magically fucking out of no were. It was hands down the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life, I mean the look on there face and then the entire class bursting out laughing. Wen the teacher turned around I noticed a large bulge in his dress pants. I froze the room again. Me and Tim walked up to the front of the class got down on our knees and smiled. I unzipped his pants and was surprised at the fact that he was free-ballin, his giant cock came barreling out of his pants, it was beautiful. I started to stroke it then is went to play with the balls as Tim began to suck him off. I put his big ballsack in my mouth and hummed as I sucked on his big balls. Wen we felt done. I fixed him back up then turned to the rest of the class. I picked up the small black kid that we made out to look like he'd been gettin fucked. I bent him over a desk and pushed my dick into his ass. I let out a groan as I felt him all tight around my cock. Before I came I pulled out and moved onto the next person. I picked the smallest most petite girl in the class. Small brunette. Small tits small ass. She was one of those quiet types which is why I figured shed be perfect. And I was right. Virgin. I pushed my cock in and she was so tight I almost came right then but I held on until I reached the hymen. I cracked through that bitch like a group of white cops bustin down a black guys door. I came in her pussy. And walked over too Tim who just fuck a cute muscular boy I didn't recognize. We kissed. A deep sensual kiss and just stood there making out tounges going wild. Hands groping for about 20 minutes. We walked out in the hall, stark naked. Then we had an idea. Bathrooms. We walked into the nearest girls bathroom and opened all the stalls. To my excitement I found one of my ex-girlfriends taking a shit. I lifted her off the toilet and forced her onto her knees and my cock into her mouth. I fucked her face and then I finally gave that fucking whore the Red Dragon and left her cum-soaked face laying in the floor. We went back to the classroom cuz my squares were in my pants. We lit up a cigarette each and walked around the school finding stuff to do. After a while we satisfied our sexual desires and moved onto more devilish thoughts. We started checking everybodys wallets and purses for nice shit. with the students. It was just nickel and dime shit. a few dollars here and there, maybe a pack of cigarettes or a joints worth of weed, but rest assured it was ours. It was the teachers u wanted to hit. Some carried hundreds at a time on em. I got a genius idea and we went into the liaison officers' office and found his stash of all the shit he confiscated. I pulled out my scale from my backpack and weighed up all the weed which ended up being a little over a QP, it's not hitting the lottery. But its finding some cash laying on the side of the road if u catch my drift. As we walked out of their backpacks full of new shit we've stolen Tim slapped my ass. I looked back to see him jacking off with his hard 6 inch cock. It was maybe 6 inches at the least but I thought it was great. I grabbed him by the cock and led him into the principal's office. That lazy bastard was still sitting there doing nothing. I forced Tim down on the table, he liked being controlled and I liked controlling so it worked out good. I took off my backpack, got up on the table and sat down on his fat cock. I started to ride him, every now and then I'd lean down and start to make out with him as we fucked. I love all types of sex but there is just something amazing about having a big throbbing cock in your ass. Its so unique its just ,ugh. I got down off his cock and he looked almost disappointed I pointed to principal Halleway and he smiled, he ran his hand sensually across his chest as if inspecting him then Tim got up off the table. We got the principal up and laid down on the table and stripped him down. We did it really playfully. I pulled his briefs down with my teeth, smiling at Tim the whole time then when I discarded them I looked at Tim and we started laughing our asses off. His dick was MAYBE one inch long and not even a half inch wide. I grabbed it with my thumb and index finger and started to stroke it but it was so small it was useless. We walked out laughing. I went up to the receptionist, she was cute, maybe 23, 24 big perky boobs and a round ass I stood her up and stripped her. Tim jacked off while he watched. I sucked on her luscious nipples for a while and then moved down to her pussy. It was so sweet. I love the taste of pussy but hers was extra good. I ate her out but almost jumped when I heard her moan. I looked up at her. My mouth still engulfing her pussy. She looked down at me and said "well keep lickin dammit," "yes ma'am." I said sarcastically and kept eating her tasty puss. "and you" she said pointing to Tim. Get over here and put that dick in my ass. She had me laying down on a couch in the lounge area and she rode my cock while Tim came up behind her and fucked her in the ass. When we were done we shared a few blunts with her. Her name was Jenny, she was actually fuckin cool idk why I never met her before. She was a juggalette so we were damn straight on top of that she was just….. in one word… sexy. Then I finally asked it "why weren't you frozen" " because, I have a power to, but I don't freeze time, I can materialize anywere I want in the blink of an eye." "that's awesome can u show us," she nodded, and she was gone "over here" we looked to our right and she was perched on top of a counter waving her legs in the air "that was fucking awesome" I said. Tim was reeling, he barley wrapped his head around me being able to freeze time much less Jenny being able to just blink and be gone. Kool shit, kool shit. we decided the school was getting boring so we started to roam around the city. I made sure to grab my backpack and my clothes first. But we were just walking around. We had some fun in the mall though. We "borrowed" three shopping carts from Target and went into different stores and having a shopping spree without the money. We got cd's, movies, a little porn, I picked up all the ICP shirts at Spencer's and Hot Topic. We passed Victoria Secret and I just yelled YES. We walked in and helped Jen pick out all new different kinds of Lingerie for her to wear around us, we talked it over and we were going to be a threesome couple. Boyfriend-Girlfriend-Boyfriend, this was going to be great. Jen had been staying with a friend in their apartment for a while and Tim basically lived with me already plus I knew my dad wouldn't mind a new sexy face around the house. This is gunna be fucking awesome we loaded up the contents of the shopping cart in the trunk of my car, then made one more stop before returning home. The Party Store. YYYEEESSSS. We picked up so much booze u was running out of space in my car. I got enough cigarettes to last me the next month, and about 100 Blunt Wraps, Swisher Sweets and White Owls. The Trunk Was Officially full. Onto the backseat, There was only one destination left. I pulled into the Meijer across the road we cleaned out there entire stock of Faygo and Monster. We walked in my house I told my dad everything from the day. After taking a minute to process it all he helped us bring everything in. we went in my room, well, our room, me and Tim popped in one of the porn DvDs he picked up then we striped, Jen said she wanted to freshen up, grabbed the Victoria Secret Bags and went into the bathroom off this room. Me and Tim sat and made out a little as we watched the video. It was a lesbian thing but they had dicks. One was laying on her back getting fucked by another shemale, the one that was getting fucked was getting sucked by another and was licking her ass. Then apparently it turned out they were sisters but there mom walked in on em or something. I don't know it was really confusing but Tim was understanding it and extremely enjoying it so wat ev, he had a lot more experience watching porn than I did, lol. All I could think about was what Jen was gunna look like. She finally walked out in one piece, see-through nightgown that perfectly accented all of her sexy curves. And if it was possible mad her ass look bigger and rounder. It conformed to her tits and made them push up a little and she was Drop Dead Fucking Gorgeous. "So how do I look?" she said posing in a funny way. I jumped off the bed and flung myself at her. She started to take off the nightgown but I stopped her "no, keep it on babe" she smiled and kissed me. We stood there lips locked for a while, I really don't even know how long but it was amazing. Tongues free to explore each other's mouths, hands free to explore everything else. Tim was sitting this one out, watching that stupid porno. But it was ok with me because it was just me and Jen locked in an un-breakable hold on each other's bodies, I really don't even think the Jaws of Life could've pried us apart at that moment. I was caressing her tits, I started to suck them through the material, I looked up, she said that felt weird, but it was amazing and not to stop, after a while of that I told her to flip over on the bed and I'd give her a massage, I started on the back, it wasn't sexual but it was nice to me because I knew it was causing her pleasure. She was moaning like I was fucking her but it was just the massage. I skipped her ass and started again at her feet. What pretty little tiny feet they were, so soft and small, the higher up I moved, the more moaning I heard. i started to massage her ass, cheek by cheek then her crack, constantly circling my finger around her but-hole and letting the fingers of my other hand occasionally slip into her pussy. She turned around, looked me dead in the eye and in the most serious and passionate voice I've ever heard said "put it in my ass!" you don't have to ask me twice, I bulled her amazing ass apart and stared at her hole. I slipped my finger in to help widen it for my cock, after fingering with two fingers I figured that was ok, I needed to lube up my cock a little. Luckily Tim was there to help me with that he slipped my cock into his mouth a few times and it was nice and wet as I slipped it into my Girlfriends asshole. I got maybe 4 inches in and she screamed, I stopped and I waited for what seemed like forever and she said, "ok go ahead" I push forward until I was balls deep, my pelvic bone grinding against her ass. We both sat there for a second taking in all the ecstacy of the moment and then it was a blur. It was so intense of fucking that I thought I was going to pass out a few times. Every time I was going to cum she would do some kind of trick with her ass to make it so I couldn't even move much less cum. About an hour of this ruthless assault she said that it was time to Cum and we both let loose at the same time. I released a GIANT load of cum DEEP inside her ass hole and she squirted a cloud of mist into the air that was amazing. Tim was surprised and we laughed for a minute. Me and Jen collapsed onto the bed for a few minutes and then I finally said "Calling All Captains" Jen released what was kind of a mix between I giggle and a scream yes. "ok, but 1st lemme take care of my boy. I got down on my knees in front of Tim and sucked him into and orgasm, I swallowed the last little bit of his cum, raised up gave him a big kiss he told me he love the taste of his cum on my lips. I got up. Walked to the door opened it and yelled "dad" "yea" he yelled back "you wanna come get fucked up in here" I asked "on my way, u need cups?" he asked "yea, and ice please" I yelled back, he arrived at the door with 4 glasses and ice. "oh dad two things," "yea?" he asked "1st this is Me and Tim's new Girlfriend, her name is Jenny, Jenny this is my Dad, John." I finished "great to meet you he said, he put out his hand to shake hers, she pushed it away, got up an gave him a gian hug, I think it was finnaly donning on him we were all naked. His eyes opened wide as she pushed her big boobs up against his chest. "and that would be the second thing dad" "whats that?" he asked "im putting in a new rule. All people, unless special there are circumstances, are going to be naked whilst in my room." I said. He nodded taking in the information and said "I like it, its free, simple, its very you. Why don't we make it a house rule?" he sugguested. I said that sounds great. He stripped off his tank top and his shorts, he was left in his boxers and then he pulled em down, and my eyes widened. I realized I had never seen my dad's dick before. It was amazing. It was fully erect with a slight upward curve, sticking out of him a little under 10 inches. All three of our mouths were hanging open. "what?" he said with a smile as if he didn't know. I slowly got off the bet walk over to him, looked at him, sunk to my knees and took his cock in my mouth, It was so delicious, Jenny walked over and we sucked him off together. We laid him down on the floor then did this thing where we did long licks we both started at the base on either side, licked all the way up to the top and kissed when we got up to the top of the head. She was so cute. Then we decided to fuck but her ass was worn out from me & her. So I sat on my dad's cock (I took the whole thing Deep in my ass, it felt so fucking good), Jenny sat on his face and he gently licked her pussy, we leaned into each other and made out, a lot. Tim laid out in the middle off to the side a little and took my free cock into his mouth. One big happy foursome. Then something big happened. Jenny came and she squirted a second time, this time all over dads face, which caused him to cum hard, all the way in my ass which was nothing less of an out of body experience. It was spectacular. All of that made me cum in Tim's mouth who had be jacking himself off and caused him to cum. We all laid there in a giant pile of cum and sweat. After about 15 minutes of silence we stood up and went into my bathroom. We agreed we needed to clean off before we got fucked up cuz we were just dripping with all different kinds of stuff. There was a shower/stall which Tim & my dad took and the tub which me and Jenny took, we sank into the hot water. I laid against the back and she sat in front of me on my lap. She laid back against my chest and we washed each other. Then she whispered to me "one day, when its just me and you for the day, we need to take a long romantic bath in here, what do you think," I said "I think that sounds great. After a while of playing and cleaning we all got out of the bathroom clean and dried off. I turned off the porn Tim had on which at the time was a small girl being pounded in the ass by a guy that I guess was her father. I turned on my Psychopathic playlist. I took the half-gallon bottle of Captain 100 Proof and a 4 pack of green Monster, I passed around the bottle, we blessed it, put our hands together, and cracked it.
Well ladies and gentleman that was my story: Fun with Sex, Weed…..And Freezing, I hoped you loved reading it as much as I did writing it, as I said before Comments and Votes aren't just appreciated but encouraged. Based on the comments from this I will consider writing a part 2 and I will take all of the input for ideas and plotlines that people want to give me.
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anonymous reader
2011-04-11 19:09:12
Motha faka being a juggalo is the fucking shit. We have fucking fan every where what the fuck do you have you piece if shit. Twizted for life and I'm down with the clown dark lotus for life until I'm dead in the ground.... Good story nit my thing but good story any way keep it up ninja
Anonymous reader
2010-08-03 00:21:10
Actually, he did mean Juggalo. Go search it on google.
Not sure about anywhere else, but, in the US, unfortunately, there's a few of them.
My favorite definition I found on Urban Dictionary:
A greasy, fat, teenager with a kool aid mustache and no friends who listens to songs about clowns in his step mother's double wide mobile home when he isn't hanging out at the mall food court.
Regardless of your lifestyle, Reader was correct about the need for paragraphs. Your opening made you seem like an arrogant punk as well.
Besides that, proofread next time, and maybe lay off the weed too, and perhaps you'll pop out a decent story or two.
Anonymous reader
2010-08-02 20:07:23
Can't read a wall of text like this. You need paragraphs.
Also, unless you get paid for dating crockery, you meant to say you are a gigolo, not a Juggalo. And finally, don't try to rub your readers nose in how cool you are in your opening. It just makes you look goofy.
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Investment mistakes, particularly those involving asset allocation, are painful indeed. Once made, however, they should be turned into important lessons.
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December 29, 2008, 05:33 PM | #1 |
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Rock Salt
I've heard people talking about rocksalt loads in shotgun shells and i'm curious and thinking about loading some. But i dont know much about it is there things i should know please post thanks
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December 29, 2008, 06:06 PM | #3 |
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Pretty much just for defense reason and for fun.
December 29, 2008, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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I think that the BOT test demonstrates the intended use. The article's author seems to assume that these are intended as defensive loads, but that's never been my understanding. Anyone I've known who's loaded rock salt does so because they're hoping to shock and harass whatever it is they'll be shooting at - but not to inflict a serious wound.
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I believe, in most localities, that the discharge of a firearm at someone is considered a deadly act no matter what the projectile(s) may be.
Rock salt loads have been discussed numerous times in the Shotgun Forum, if you're inclined to get more information. |
December 29, 2008, 07:45 PM | #6 |
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The reason for shooting a person with rock salt is to create a wound that is infused with salt. A situation that would cause extreme pain. If someone actually did that, the legal system would have a field day with intent to maim, torture, etc.
Also, rock salt is an impure substance taken as-is from underground mines complete with small stones and dirt. Do you really want to shoot small stones(harder than barrel steel) and dirt through the barrel of a valued gun? Furthermore, salt is hygroscopic, that is, it has an affinity for water, and will accelerate the formation of rust in the gun barrel. In short, there are several good reasons not to fire salt through a shotgun, and no good reasons to do it. |
December 29, 2008, 07:57 PM | #7 |
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Someone swiping your watermelons?
Sure can't see it as a defensive option, try buckshot.
Can't see it as 'fun' either, esp. if you damage your shotgun in the process. An all around bad idea. Like most things that are basically an urban legend, that has been done a few times. Usually there are stolen watermelons involved.
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Go to Cheaperthandirt.com or look online for a less than lethal alternative, i.e., bags or rubber balls.
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simple math says it is a bad idea...
salt residue + moisture = bad things in a barrel
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December 29, 2008, 09:39 PM | #10 |
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My grandfather told of his doings enough times on separate occasions for me to believe him. He told of how he would lay low in the mellon patch in late summer with his sweet 16 and give a healthy dose of rock salt to some delinquents who were trying to have fun with his cash crop. He was a good man and would have given the mellons if they had the intent to eat them. Smashing them for sheer fun was another matter. Times were tight, especially for family farmers.
Mind you also that in those times, if those kid's parents ever caught them doing that to a neighboring farmers crop, those kids would welcome that load of salt over the whipping their parents would have laid upon them. BTW, hickory trees were quite common in North Carolina and made for some mighty painful switches. Ohhh, the memories..... Times are quite a bit different today. I'd agree that the legal process would have a field day. |
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I've often wondered about this myself. I've heard numerous stories from folks in my area about using rock salt loads to deter hobo's from eating pies cooling on window sills and especially hitching a ride in the railyards. My great uncle told me that it was commonplace for conductors/engineers to carry some rock salt loads when he worked at the railroad 1940's. I thought about using them to keep the neighbors cat/dog out of the chicken coop and away from cattle?
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Breakin Bad is awesom, the show portraits much of the reality in the sociaty in which we live, the cast could not be any better to play the roles of this show, I give breakin bad two thumbs up Review posted on Monday, April 28th 2008 at 6:08 pm |
Parker Reviews: 15 |
the first thing you see in the pilot episode is chaos and confusion, something that really makes you unable to look away. you don't know what is going on, and it's just complete chaos, which is the meaning. then we back up a bit in the story, and you see it from the beginning. which is why I'm opening my review like this. Walter White is the average indifferent husband of Skyler, and together they live with their disabled son Walter Jr. Walter is a high school chemistry teacher and he is the one providing the family funds. his stay-at-home wife Skyler writes short stories, and is a regular wife in a regular home. Walter may seem boring, indifferent and extremely average (if that's even a term), but upon the event of learning that he has lung cancer with only 1-2 years left, he is desperate for some excitement in his life. he follows his DEA-agent brother in law, Hank, on a drug-bust ride-along, and is the only one witnessing a guy (a former chemistry student of his, Jesse) running from the crystal meth (methamphetamine) lab crime scene, and this is where he gets the brilliant (arguable) idea. He takes contact with Jesse, and joins the drug business. being an overqualified chemistry teacher and all, it takes his mind off of his illness, and his everyday is challenged. the hour-long pilot of this show has sirens, gas, tragedy, drama and action, and it sets a high bar for the next episodes to follow. the show is intense, emotional, moral-twisting, and wrong in so many places, which makes it so good and fun to watch. you'll see great drama, action, rage, doubt, humour and originality. Bryan Cranston, perhaps most known as "Hal" from "Malcolm in the Middle" shows tremendous acting skills, and I want to see more of him! highly recommended for those of you who want a show with depth and good drama without cliché's or cheesy characters. Review posted on Monday, March 2nd 2009 at 3:35 pm |
EvoQ Reviews: 7 |
Breaking Bad is arguably one of the top 5 TV shows of all time. What Breaking Bad showcases is Man's Fight between Pride and Conscience. What constitutes Right and Wrong and how far Man will go in pursuit of his goals. When Pride becomes the driving factor Man's Conscience fights to get a Balance. When that Balance tips in either direction events will set in motion that are unstoppable. With Walter White; his Pride drove him to let go of a Multi Million Dollar company. Then Walter White's Pride drove him to the depths of SociEconomic classes to take a very low paying School Teacher job and even work at a car wash to provide for his families welfare. When Walter White get's Cancer he s driven to pursue a course of action of ultimately making as much money as he could for his family; While he could ie' he is dying and thinks "What the Hell with Society, so be it that Drug Dealing/Manufacturing MIGHT be Wrong, Someone is going to make these Drugs/Someone is going to sell these Drugs, it might as well be me so I can make allot of money for my family as I am dying anyway". Yes; this TV Show one of the best ever show Man's Inner Fight between his Pride and his Conscience. Pride can be both a good thing and a very bad thing, so can your conscience can also be both good and bad. When Looses that careful Balance then there is nothing Man can do but to do his best ad hold on for the ride. This TV show showcases this inner fight and reaches out to society to ask certain Questions. Is Making and selling Drugs really that Bad ? Is the Federal Government's War on Drugs anywhere near successful? What about the division of how far is stepping over the line in the sand when Bad goes too Bad, Wrong is too Wrong. I am sure that in History that Breaking Bad will most definitely Hold one of the slots in the All-time Top 5. Review posted on Sunday, September 22nd 2013 at 6:59 pm |
garycbelleville Reviews: 9 |
I just heard of this show and started watching season 1 today, so far I love it. It really touch me especially how WalterS familly (wife and son) react to the news that he has cancer and doesn't want to get the treatment. I don't know if the writers writing this lived throught it in there own lives but I have, I was told I had a T4 lung and bone cancer and 6 months left. The reaction from my familly and relative was exactly like this. I too decided to go for the quality of life and not the lenth of it and again my familly and relative were all over me. It too felt as though I wasn't in charge of my own decisions and how small that made me feel. How worthless I had become. I love this show so for. Looking forward to watching the rest of all seasons. Oh unlike the show however I didn't turn to crime or killing anyone.... yet. hhihiih Review posted on Sunday, December 23rd 2012 at 7:32 pm |


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Measurement of the sound power incident on the walls of a reverberation room with near field acoustic holography
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2010
The conventional method of measuring the insertion loss of a partition relies on an assumption of the sound field in the source room being diffuse combined with the classical relation between the spatial average of the mean square pressure in the source room and the incident sound power per unit area; and it has always been regarded as impossible to measure the sound power that is incident on a wall directly. This paper examines a new method of determining this quantity from sound pressure measurements at positions on the wall using 'statistically optimised near field acoustic holography' (SONAH). The purpose is to examine whether one should use a correction similar to the well-known 'Waterhouse correction' when the incident sound power is deduced from the sound pressure in the source room.
Original language | English |
Journal | Acustica United with Acta Acustica |
Publication date | 2010 |
Volume | 96 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 76-81 |
DOIs | |
State | Published |
Citations | Web of Science® Times Cited: 1 |
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Hil all, I need pass for picasso soundtrack
There is a clue in the last post on page 7 (by dvran).
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Please! Can someone reupload Vangelis - Inner Data: Themes III - Platinum Music - 2007? File three from mediafire is missing....
Some alternate covers courtesy of Pendor.
Thanks for the nice artworks!
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My personal thank you to dvran.In July of the same year (1985), he wrote the music for his second ballet, Modern Prometheus. The ballet was premiered at London's Royal Opera House and was performed by The Royal Ballet. The choreography was arranged by the company's principal, Wayne Eagling. The show's spectacular costumes were designed by renowned clothes designer David Emanuel. The ballet was a resounding success with the general public. They enjoyed the outstanding music, colourful costumes and dramatic moods conveyed by the dancers. This was a liberating experience for the Greek composer, taking him to new symphonic levels of musical expression.
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I was in the belief that only the megaupload files were missing... Sorry, I no longer have the archives in the form they were uploaded.
I really badly need it. But thanks for the reply. If anyone had it on your hard disk, I would send me a message with Inner Data - Themes III.
Check back the original post. All links should be now working.
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thanks in advance
Wish List! Con Air Complete Score or Sessions
Planes Trains and Automobiles Complete Score
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Thanks for the alternate covers.
Could one be so kind and re-upload lossless of Bitter Moon OST?
Megaupload links are dead by now.
Could you reupload the links, because they don't work?
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Could you reupload the links of "The Tegos Tapes", because they don't work?
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Could you reupload the links of "The Tegos Tapes", because they don't work?
Can anyone kind tell me what Blade Runner score is the one to have and where to find it? I know that there are countless bootlegs etc, but I seriously have no clue which one is the best.
Looking for (one can always dream right?):
Alexander (complete without SFX)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (complete without SFX)
Memoirs of a Geisha (complete without SFX)
King Kong - Howard Shore
Romeo & Juliet - James Horner
Just read over at Elsew.com that the soon to be released Blu-ray of CHARIOTS OF FIRE will have an isolated score track!...
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Vangelis L'Apocalypse Des Animaux
Label : Polydor
Format : CD, Album, Unofficial Release, Remastered
Country : France
Released : 1973
Genre : Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style : Soundtrack, Ambient
Tracklist :
01 - L'Apocalypse Des Animaux - Générique 1:27
02 - La Petite Fille De La Mer 5:56
03 - Le Singe Bleu 7:41
04 - La Mort Du Loup 3:04
05 - L'Ours Musicien 1:05
06 - Création Du Monde 10:04
07 - La Mer Recommencée 5:56
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Composed, Arranged and Produced by Vangelis
Photography by Tony Kent
Recorded at Studio Europa Sonor
Engineered by Didier Pitois
Remastered by (not exactly) Vangelis.
Notes :
Original soundtrack selections from the Frederic Rossif 6 episodes TV series.
Clearly audible source-master issues properly fixed eventually.
© 2012 For archival purposes only. Not licensed for public sale.
odd mediafire is giving a 404 error for the link...
It seems you have to change the exclamation mark (!) to a question mark (?) for it to work.
Where to Write?NOTA BENE :
IF YOU NEED A PASSWORD SIMPLY TYPE: "hello_i_am_a_password" WITHOUT THE QUOTES.
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Would you please .. What's the password? I read the whole tread in search of a combination and not found ..
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PT Perkebunan Nusantara V (Persero) was established in 11 March 1996 as a result of the consolidation of plantation development PTPN II, IV PTP and PTP V in Riau Province. The Company based in Pekanbaru Riau and currently operated 8 affiliates company, namely PT Bio Industri Nusantara, PT Mardec Nusa Riau, PTP Agrintara, PT Siak Prima Nusalima, PT Indoham Gmbh, PT Kharisma Pemasaran, PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN), PT Riset Perkebunan Nusantara (RPN), and PT Pupuk Agro Nusantara. Based on PTPN V Annual report 2011, Total Sales in increasing by 21,39% and Operating Income Increasing by 30,90% in 2011 than in 2010.
PT Perkebunan Nusantara V (Persero) invites the best candidates to join as following positions below :
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Ticket #2314 (closed Bug: fixed)
Traditional and Simplified Chinese translations for Blockquote are mixed up
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Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | FCKeditor 2.6.3 |
Component: | General | Version: | SVN (FCKeditor) - Retired |
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In Simplified Chinese translation file editor/lang/zh-cn.js, the Blockquote entry reads:
Blockquote : "引用文字",
But that is actually Traditional Chinese.
Similarly, the Traditional Chinese translation file has the Simplified Chinese translation of Blockquote.
This is not a too serious defect however because most Chinese users can understand both versions, it just feels strange.
The bug was discovered when I was working on #2234.
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We visited BioWare's E3 meeting room and sat in on a multiplayer session of the Canadian developers highly anticipated role-playing game, Neverwinter Nights. As it happened, we ended up playing as a cleric, though the party we joined, which also consisted of a fighter, a rogue, a wizard, a paladin, and a barbarian, were all at about level 18, so that we could jump into a dungeon without fear.
Joining a multiplayer game is simple-we choose our character, clicked on the "connect" button, and we were in. All characters appeared in a small training area with training dummies-we were able to try out the game's simple point-and-click combat, which is initiated with a single click on the target enemy. We also took some time to try out the game's different spells-Neverwinter Nights will have nearly all the popular magic spells that appeared in the Baldur's Gate series, though they will the spells will be modified to be consistent with the 3rd-edition rules. Among other things, we were able to use Heal, Horrid Wilting, Cloudkill, and Fireball, as well as turn undead. As you've probably seen in previous screenshots and movie footage, Neverwinter Nights uses colorful particle effects for most of its magic, and though they seem rather simple for the most part, all spells are immediately recognizable at a glance.
We then jumped into a dungeon that was filled with umber hulks, zombies, vampires, and skeletal warriors. The few undead creatures that weren't destroyed by our character's powerful 18th-level cleric's turn-undead ability would turn and shamble away in fear, and get cut down easily. New monsters were spawned in quickly and easily by the dungeon master using a simple pull-down menu to choose the monsters, and a drag-and-drop mouse command to put them into the game. Neverwinter Nights will ship with a huge number of different and familiar Dungeons & Dragons monsters, though dungeon masters will be able to create their own custom creatures to make them tougher, richer, injured, hostile, or friendly.
The actual adventuring was done by simply pointing and clicking-players control their characters by either pointing at a destination and left-clicking, or holding down the left-mouse button and dragging. Neverwinter Nights also lets players use the W,A,S, and D keys to move as well. Accessing and actually using special abilities seemed a bit cumbersome-the game has a mouse-driven interface that consists of multiple menus, so casting the fifth-level spell Flame Strike required us to right-click off to the side of the screen to bring up the spell-casting options (which let you cast spells normally or use any 3rd-edition metamagic feats, if your character has any), left-click on clerical spells to bring up the different spell levels, left-click on the fifth-level spell icon to bring up all memorized spells, then left-click on Flame Strike. Neverwinter Nights lets you assign quick hotkeys to the function keys on your keyboard (we bound Cure Critical Wounds to F6, for instance), and lets you use multiple hotkey banks-and the game should also let you manually create your own hotkeys. Hopefully these won't prove too cumbersome in the final game. Otherwise, Neverwinter Nights looks as good as ever, and as promising as ever. The game is still scheduled for release this summer.


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Photo-oxidation by singlet oxygen generated on nanoporous silicon in a LED-powered reactor
Lapkin, Alexei, Boddu, Veera, Aliev, Gazi N., Goller, Bernhard, Polisski, Sergej and Kovalev, Dmitry. (2008) Photo-oxidation by singlet oxygen generated on nanoporous silicon in a LED-powered reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.136 (No.2-3). pp. 331-336. ISSN 1385-8947
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2007.04.013
An annular flow photochemical reactor illuminated by UV and green (524 nm) light emitting diodes (LEDs) was characterised by a chemical actinometer. Very high efficiency of absorption of photons, most likely promoted by the specific orientation of LED elements in the reactor, was calculated based on the measured actinometry results. Generation of singlet oxygen mediated by nanoporous silicon under illumination by Ar+ laser, UV and green LEDs was demonstrated by indirect measurement of suppression of porous Si photoluminescence, and by direct measurements of singlet oxygen luminescence. The efficiency of reactor in singlet oxygen mediated reactions was tested using reaction of decomposition of diphenylbenzofuran. Estimated quantum yield of chemical reaction is about 34%.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Engineering |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Silicon, Active oxygen, Photochemistry, Light emitting diodes |
Journal or Publication Title: | Chemical Engineering Journal |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Official Date: | 1 March 2008 |
Volume: | Vol.136 |
Number: | No.2-3 |
Number of Pages: | 6 |
Page Range: | pp. 331-336 |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.cej.2007.04.013 |
Status: | Peer Reviewed |
Publication Status: | Published |
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), University of Bath, European Commission (EC) |
Grant number: | EP/D000564 (EPSRC), EP/E012183 (EPSRC), STRP 013875 (EC) |
URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37164 |
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The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre will open two new shows, one involving photos and the other involving fibres, at a reception on Thursday Jan. 24.
The 7 p.m. reception will jointly open "American Shards" by Canadian documentary photographer Phil Bergerson and "Line Rituals & Radical Knitting," an exhibition of new work by Serbian Canadian artist Vessna Perunovich.
For years, Bergerson has photographed urban and rural America "in critical view of the state of unrest found within that social landscape," a news release said. "The American Shards series is a poetic statement full of irony and pathos, critique and empathy."
The show, curated by Judith Nasby, goes to April 14. Bergerson will give a talk about it at noon on March 5.
"Line Rituals & Radical Knitting," which was curated by Dawn Owen and goes to March 31, is an exhibition of work that Perunovich created during her recent residency in New York. "Through continuous lines of ink, thread and graphite, Perunovich reinvents barriers, such as walls and fences, and represents them in soft configurations and as woven, permeable structures," the release said.
Perunovich is set to talk about the show at noon on Feb. 26.
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Dr. Randy Dunn comes to Missouri State University for a final time as a candidate for University President. He talked with reporters about his vision for the school, should he be chosen for the job over Interim President Cliff Smart.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Checkpointing hangs with OpenMPI-1.3.1 From: neeraj_at_[hidden] Date: 2009-04-28 07:27:47
Hi Josh,
Thanks for your reply. Actually the reason for hang was missing blcr library in LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
After setting it right, checkpoint was working but as you mentioned before, datatype error is coming along with, and hence restart is not working.
a) The errors coming is
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [n0:12674] *** An error occurred in MPI_Barrier
[n0:12674] *** on communicator MPI_COMM_WORLD
[n0:12674] *** MPI_ERR_BUFFER: invalid buffer pointer
[n0:12674] *** MPI_ERRORS_ARE_FATAL (your MPI job will now abort)
[n0:12674] crcp:bkmrk: drain_message_copy_remove(): Datatype copy failed (1)
[n0:12674] crcp:bkmrk: drain_check_recv(): Datatype copy failed (1)
[n0:12674] crcp:bkmrk: pml_recv(): Failed trying to find a drained message. ---------- This should never happen ---------- (crcp_bkmrk_pml.c:2411)
b) The other error i am getting while checkpointing is segmentation fault. This is independent of the previous error and the scenario is bit different. I have two nodes, one with infiniband and other with TCP. I am running simple mpirun with no option of selecting/deselecting btl's leaving openmpi to decide at runtime.
The error i am getting is as follows:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [n5:29211] *** Process received signal ***
[n5:29211] Signal: Segmentation fault (11)
[n5:29211] Signal code: Address not mapped (1)
[n5:29211] Failing at address: (nil)
[n5:29211] [ 0] /lib64/tls/libpthread.so.0 [0x399e80c4f0]
[n5:29211] [ 1] /usr/lib64/libibverbs.so.1(ibv_destroy_srq+0) [0x3496108fb0]
[n5:29211] [ 2] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_btl_openib.so [0x2a979369ed]
[n5:29211] [ 3] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_btl_openib.so [0x2a979376b5]
[n5:29211] [ 4] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_bml_r2.so [0x2a97186a33]
[n5:29211] [ 5] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_pml_ob1.so [0x2a96f68e5d]
[n5:29211] [ 6] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_pml_crcpw.so [0x2a96e638d5]
[n5:29211] [ 7] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/libmpi.so.0(ompi_cr_coord+0x127) [0x2a95591127]
[n5:29211] [ 8] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/libopen-pal.so.0(opal_cr_inc_core+0x33) [0x2a95858403]
[n5:29211] [ 9] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_snapc_full.so [0x2a965432b1]
[n5:29211] [10] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/libopen-pal.so.0(opal_cr_test_if_checkpoint_ready+0x52) [0x2a95857662]
[n5:29211] [11] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/libmpi.so.0 [0x2a9558e13b]
[n5:29211] [12] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_coll_tuned.so [0x2a98421c12]
[n5:29211] [13] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/openmpi/mca_coll_tuned.so [0x2a9842a00e]
[n5:29211] [14] /home/syssoft/alap/fts/openmpi-1.3.1/ft_thread_install/lib/libmpi.so.0(PMPI_Barrier+0x140) [0x2a955a4af0]
[n5:29211] [15] ./a.out(main+0x64) [0x4009bc]
[n5:29211] [16] /lib64/tls/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdb) [0x399e11c3fb]
[n5:29211] [17] ./a.out [0x4008ca]
[n5:29211] *** End of error message ***
mpirun noticed that process rank 1 with PID 29211 on node n5 exited on signal 11 (Segmentation fault).
Soon, this error goes away, if i force mpirun to use tcp for communication using mca parameters and then error a) starts coming which is related with some datatype handling during checkpoint.
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Josh Hursey <jjhursey_at_[hidden]> Sent by: users-bounces_at_[hidden] 04/28/2009 12:34 AM Please respond to Open MPI Users <users_at_[hidden]>
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Subject Re: [OMPI users] Checkpointing hangs with OpenMPI-1.3.1
I still have not been able to reproduce the hang, but I'm still looking into it.
I did commit a fix for the datatype copy error that I mentioned (r21080 in the Open MPI trunk, and it is in the pipeline for v1.3).
Can you put in a print statement before MPI_Finalize, then try the program again? I am wondering if the problem is not with the MPI_Barrier, but MPI_Finalize. I wonder if one (or both) of the processes enter MPI_Finalize while a checkpoint is occurring. Unfortunately, I have not tested the MPI_Finalize scenario in a long time, but will put that on my todo list.
Cheers, Josh
On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Josh Hursey wrote:
> Sorry for the long delay to respond. > > It is a bit odd that the hang does not occur when running on only > one host. I suspect that is more due to timing than anything else. > > I am not able to reproduce the hang at the moment, but I do get an > occasional datatype copy error which could be symptomatic of a > related problem. I'll dig into this a bit more this week and let you > know when I have a fix and if I can reproduce the hang. > > Thanks for the bug report. > > Cheers, > Josh > > On Apr 10, 2009, at 4:56 AM, neeraj_at_[hidden] wrote: > >> >> Dear All, >> >> I am trying to checkpoint a test application using openmpi-1.3.1, >> but fails to do so, when run multiple process on different nodes. >> >> Checkpointing runs fine, if process is running on the same node >> along with mpirun process. But the moment i launch MPI process from >> different node, it hangs. >> >> ex. >> mpirun -np 2 ./test (will checkpoint fine using ompi-checkpoint - >> v <mpirun_pid> ) >> but >> mpirun -np 2 -H host1 ./test (Checkpointing will hang) >> >> Similarly >> mpirun -np 2 -H localhost,host1 ./test would still hangs while >> checkpointing. >> >> Please find the output which comes while checkpointing >> >> -------------- >> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---------------------------- >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: Checkpointing... >> [n0:01596] PID 1514 >> [n0:01596] Connected to Mpirun [[11946,0],0] >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: notify_hnp: Contact Head Node Process >> PID 1514 >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: notify_hnp: Requested a checkpoint of >> jobid [INVALID] >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Receive a command message. >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Status Update. >> [n0:01596] Requested - Global Snapshot Reference: >> (null) >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Receive a command message. >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Status Update. >> [n0:01596] Pending - Global Snapshot Reference: >> (null) >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Receive a command message. >> [n0:01596] orte_checkpoint: hnp_receiver: Status Update. >> [n0:01596] Running - Global Snapshot Reference: >> (null) >> >> Note: It hangs here >> >> ------------------------------ >> *******************************--------------------- >> >> Command used to launch program is >> >> /usr/local/openmpi-1.3.1/install/bin/mpirun -np 2 -H n5 -am ft- >> enable-cr --mca btl tcp,self a.out >> >> And the dummy program is pretty simple as follows >> >> #include<time.h> >> #include<stdio.h> >> #include<mpi.h> >> >> >> #define LIMIT 10000000 >> >> main(int argc,char ** argv) >> { >> int i; >> >> int my_rank; /* Rank of process */ >> int np; /* Number of process */ >> >> >> MPI_Init(&argc,&argv); >> MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD,&my_rank); >> MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &np); >> >> >> for(i=0; i<=LIMIT; i++) >> { >> printf("n HELLO %d",i); >> //sleep(10); >> MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD); >> } >> MPI_Finalize(); >> } >> >> >> >> Let me know, what could be the error. I feel there is the error in >> MPI process coordination. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Neeraj Chourasia >> Member of Technical Staff >> Computational Research Laboratories Limited >> (A wholly Owned Subsidiary of TATA SONS Ltd) >> P: +91.9890003757 >> >> =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this >> e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or >> privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any >> dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of >> the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments >> to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this >> communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or >> telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and >> any attachments. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be >> timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept >> liability for any errors or omissions.Thank you =====-----=====----- >> ===== >> >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list >> users_at_[hidden] >> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > users_at_[hidden] > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users
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Here's what every job-seeker should know: the value of a strong and flawless resume and the power of networking in finding a new job. When you're job-hunting, take your resume with you wherever you go -- and use every opportunity to grow and strengthen your network of contacts. But what do you do in situations where passing out a handful of resumes is not feasible? Use networking business cards.
Networking business cards, which have the look and feel of a traditional business card, give you the opportunity to provide critical career and contact information with people you meet in social and professional situations.
Why Networking Business Cards?
Business cards are the currency of meetings, but if you're a typical college student you don't have any business cards, and if you're a career changer you probably don't want to use your regular business cards. For a minimal investment, you can print networking cards.If you are serious about finding a job, you already know the importance of networking and marketing yourself. For a refresher on either of these subjects, please read Networking Your Way to a New Job and Using Key Marketing Tools to Position Yourself on the Job Market.
Keep your networking cards clean and crisp and bring them EVERYWHERE you go -- to networking events (obviously), career and job fairs, professional meetings, social gatherings, parties, weddings, and anywhere else you may run into potential contacts... everywhere. You should keep copies of your resume handy as well, but, of course, sometimes a resume is simply be too awkward to handle.
Designing and Printing Networking Cards
Networking cards are the same size and shape of business cards (3-1/2" wide and 2" high), contain key contact information the way business cards do, but instead of listing a company and job title, a networking card focuses on your career focus or unique selling proposition. Be sure to include all your pertinent contact information, including your name, phone number, email address, postal mail address; and Website address, cell phone or fax numbers (if you have them).
You can get your networking cards printed at a local print shop, at numerous places on the Web (see list at end of article), and even print them yourself using special business card paper (Avery 3612) and a template that most word-processing applications supply. (Word instructions at end of article.) When designing your networking cards, remember to keep the design and layout clean and simple, use "normal" fonts, use font sizes of 10-11 points, and stay with traditional colors of ink and paper. If you are interested in a job in a creative field, you can be a bit more creative, but most job-seekers should keep the design and colors conservative (just as with your resume).
Once your cards are printed, be sure to purchase a business-card holder to protect your cards and keep them clean and crisp. What's the point of going to all the trouble of designing and printing great networking cards if you let them become soiled or dog-eared? Remember that people are always making assumptions and that in job-hunting, impression management is critical.
We've developed a few sample networking cards (in .pdf) to help you as you contemplate your cards. These first two are examples of networking cards for established job-seekers, while these two are examples of networking cards for college students.
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Consider taking your networking business card one step further by turning your networking card into what my partner Katharine Hansen refers to as a Resume Highlights Card in her book, A Foot in the Door: Networking Your Way into the Hidden Job Market. With a resume highlights card, you can print your key qualifications (or summary of accomplishments) on the back of your networking card -- giving you a mini-resume to distribute when carrying your regular resume is not feasible. Remember to focus on your three or four key accomplishments (or qualifications) and not on past job titles or duties. (Read more.)See an example of a Resume Highlights Card with a qualifications summary.
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Remember that your networking business cards should not replace your resume -- you should still try to take your resume with you wherever you go -- but in situations where a resume is not feasible, networking cards are a great self-marketing job-search and networking tool. Always carry a stash of your networking cards; you simply never know when you will meet someone who can help you in your job search.
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- Go to the "Tool" menu from the top row.
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- You can then format the cards exactly as you want them to print.
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The Department of State faced significant challenges in FY 2009 associated with protection of people and facilities, information security, financial management, contracting and procurement, counterterrorism and border security, public diplomacy, coordinating foreign assistance, staffing and foreign language proficiency, working in conflict areas, managing for results, acquisition and assistance, human capital management, and information technology management. The following outlines management challenges for the Department for FY 2009 identified by the OIG and GAO. The management challenges are followed by a brief description of actions taken and actions remaining. The full OIG statement for the Department of State can be found on pages 121-124 of the Department's FY 2009 Agency Financial Report.
OIG Challenge | Security Personnel Staffing and Preparedness. The Department must initiate a more strategic approach to the growing demands placed on its security personnel, increase personnel efficiency and effectiveness, and find ways to accelerate implementation of security measures in response to new threats. |
Actions Taken | Using lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department established protective operations and emergency response teams to protect Americans in Peshawar, Pakistan, one of the most dangerous posts. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will integrate more strategic approaches to growing security requirements, further streamline the process to update these requirements, and work with other U.S. agencies served by Department security services abroad to share in the costs of these requirements. |
OIG Challenge | Overseas Facilities. Until the Department replaces all overseas facilities that do not meet security standards, it must identify and implement temporary mitigating measures. |
Actions Taken | In 2009, the Department completed seven new Embassy compounds, moving nearly 1,500 people into more secure installations, implemented ten major compound security upgrade projects, and prepared the first Long-Range Overseas Maintenance Plan to protect new facility investments and capture maintenance requirements in our legacy buildings. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will identify and implement further measures to mitigate threats to people, facilities, and information until all facilities are fully secured. |
OIG Challenge | Protection of Personally Identifiable Information. The Department must continue to focus and improve on recently identified weaknesses in its efforts to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). |
Actions Taken | The Department has made significant improvements in its protection of PII, including developing a more robust Privacy Impact Assessment to identify privacy risks and vulnerabilities in new or substantially modified information systems, examining information sharing agreements with other entities to ensure that adequate protections are in place, and continuing internal reviews of selected business processes to ensure the collection of only the minimum amount of PII to meet business objectives. |
Actions Remaining | Additional efforts are ongoing in this area, but the Department will continue enacting greater safeguards to protect the privacy of PII. |
OIG Challenge | Use of Laptops. The Department must improve its laptop inventory system and encryption procedures, as well as its tracking of security awareness training. |
Actions Taken | State has enhanced its laptop procedures by strengthening its laptop inventory process, implementing automatic alert procedures for every information security-related breach involving laptops without a waiver, requiring installation of encryption on all laptops, and mandating laptop-specific security awareness training for all laptop users. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will take additional measures to fully address OIG's findings. |
OIG Challenge | Financial System Controls. During an independent external audit of the Department's financial statements, the auditor could not express an opinion by the mandated deadline due to the Department's untimely response to a document request. |
Actions Taken | The Department subsequently provided sufficient documents, and the auditor concluded that the amounts presented in the financial statements were materially fair, and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Overall, the Department continued to improve controls over financial management. |
Actions Remaining | State will address certain deficiencies in its internal financial system controls, and improve compliance with federal financial management requirements. |
OIG Challenge | Procurement Management. The Department must improve procurement planning and documentation, as well as contract administration and oversight. |
Actions Taken | Although procurement volume increased significantly in recent years, there was no corresponding increase in contracting staff. The Department generally followed applicable contracting requirements in soliciting and awarding contracts. It also made significant improvements in the timeliness of some of its payments by providing greater oversight of the payment process, resulting in a dramatic reduction in some interest payments. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will further improve management oversight of its procurement process. |
OIG Challenge | Cross-Border Issues. The Department must anticipate and adequately prepare for the implementation of recent statutory requirements and foreign policy initiatives that will impact cross-border issues and result in increased staffing, resource, and oversight demands. |
Actions Taken | In collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and other USG agencies, State continues to improve technology at ports of entry, the security of travel documents, and the screening technology used by officials at home and abroad. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will address increased staffing, resource, and oversight demands including the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, requiring travel documents for all land, sea, and air travelers in the region, and border crossing card replacement. |
OIG Challenge | Integration Initiatives. The Department must further develop public diplomacy integration initiatives internally as well as at the interagency level, and needs to continue searching for new ways to conduct public diplomacy. |
Actions Taken | The Department made important progress to make public diplomacy part of a total diplomatic effort. It successfully embedded public diplomacy into some regional planning. It also reached out to foreign audiences worldwide through a mobile phone text messaging system, a team of online bloggers, the America.gov website, Twitter, interactive multimedia platforms, and virtual presence posts. |
Actions Remaining | The Department will continue integrating public diplomacy into policy formation, further disseminate successful integration efforts, and continue leveraging new technologies. Public Diplomacy will continue to bring strategic focus to how public diplomacy programs, resources, and structures support foreign policy objectives. |
OIG/GAO1 Challenge | Planning. The Department must advance a time frame for developing a comprehensive U.S. foreign assistance strategy, clearly capture all relevant programs and activities in its planning process, and improve coordination and financial management of its foreign assistance funds. |
Actions Taken | State has taken steps to provide a comprehensive view of all U.S. foreign assistance activities in every country in which U.S. resources are targeted, and continue working to integrate foreign assistance planning and budgeting into the strategic planning of other foreign policy goals. The Department initiated a pilot five-year country assistance strategy program, changed the budget formulation process, and implemented a joint Department and USAID budget process. Additionally, it recently reinvigorated its capacity to monitor and evaluate foreign assistance by increasing staff, training, and technical resources. |
Actions Remaining | Under the leadership of the new Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, State is undertaking efforts to better integrate foreign assistance into Department operations. |
OIG/GAO2 Challenge | Language Training. The Department continues to have persistent gaps in its foreign language capabilities due to overall staffing shortages, which limit the number of staff available for language training, and the recent increase in language-designated positions. |
Actions Taken | State took an essential first step by conducting additional hiring above attrition levels. Additionally, it convened an internal language working group to further department-wide communication and collaboration in all language-related issues. |
Actions Remaining | The Department is in the process of developing a personnel simulation model to determine needs more accurately, and better balance training and operational requirements and staffing resources. |
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The program is designed to simply provide opportunities to do ministry–to hang out with each other, to laugh and play, and to share Christ. We build programs on the premise that early adolescents want to experience the real and active God in the world, and not just the idea or concept. They want to see God in action; not in theory
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Forest Home Winter Camp :: January 24-26, 2014
Mount Hermon Summer Camp :: July 6-12, 2014
:: Confirmation is a time when young people claim the promises that were made on their behalf in baptism. It is an opportunity to learn what Presbyterians believe and to become full-fledged members of Bel Air Presbyterian Church. Students who have not been baptized will have the opportunity to do so when they are confirmed.
At Bel Air, the confirmation program (also called Confo) is available for students in 8th – 10th grade. The program consists of a parent/student orientation, 7 classes, a retreat, a mentor relationship, church attendance, a service opportunity and study of the material. Because we take this step on your faith journey seriously, all of these pieces are mandatory to be part of the program. Students have three years to participate, so if scheduling conflicts prohibit participation one year, we encourage you to wait until another year when you are able to make the commitment to the program.
The cost of the program is $100 per student, which helps cover the cost of the materials, the retreat, classes and Confo luncheon. Please do not allow the cost of the program to prohibit participation as scholarships are available.
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